Loving This Life

In episode 19, Susie Robb, founder of Shop From Susie and the 626 Foundation, comes on and opens up and shares her divorce story. She opens up about how hard it was to leave and walk away, but talks all about how she built herself back up from being broken. Susie believes you have to be worth of a life you love. When we go through hardships, you have to choose to let go and surrender, and then receive the value and the worth that is given to you!

If you want to follow along with the 626 Foundation journey follow @626foundation and visit www.626foundation.com. 

You can shop Susie's collection at www.shopfromsusie.com. 

"I am on the other side but I have not yet arrived." - Susie Robb

What does speaking your truth in 2020 look like?

We all have different experiences and we are all different people so your truth will look different than any other person. Speaking your truth means: having courage, being vulnerable, embracing risk and exposure, showing up when you can’t control the outcome, defining your own success. In this episode, Abbie dives deeper into what speaking her truth in 2020 looks like. 

Show up - speak your truth - set boundaries - define and fulfill your own successes.

Speaking your truth will free you from the doubt and the fear and propel you to a place you didn’t even know existed.

 

Book mentioned: Beginner's Pluck by Liz Forkin Bohannon

Netflix Special mentioned: https://www.netflix.com/title/81010166

In this solo episode, Abbie opens up about the hardships she endured both personally and professionally at the end of 2019. Sharing all that she has learned recently, she chats about her vision for 2020 and theme which is Speak Your Truth!!! She opens up about finances, goals, and family. 

When you go through something difficult, talk about it. Let's lean on each other and take on 2020 Speaking our Truth and being honest and open with each other about ourselves!

Episode 16 is an exciting new twist of recording for both Abbie and Amanda. Amanda has her own podcast, The Girl Gang Podcast, so we decided to record our conversation and use it for both platforms! Amanda is a total boss babe who is an elementary school teacher all while ramping up her incredible side biz of events that bring women together in Dallas, TX and empower them. We met in Waco to start planning her big conference for 2020 and decided to plug in and just chat all things life, events, and business! We hope you enjoy!

https://www.dallasgirlgang.com/

In this episode, we wrap up 2019 and end it with a tell-all episode with Legacy Real Estate Group's Founder, Nicole Marburger. She shares her open and honest story of becoming a mom and a business owner at very young age and how she chose and continues to choose making results and changes in her life over making excuses. Nicole is all about empowering women and building a business with integrity and empathy. She is an incredible mom and wife and her story deserves to heard. 

NOTE- this episode was recorded at the end of 2019 when I had to make one of the biggest business decisions of my life. This episode is raw and real and emotional. We are now airing it 2 weeks later so if it seems slightly out of context, that is why.

We are also delegating this podcast episode to Brittany Crosby (@_brittany_crosby_). She is a Faith Based, Ovarian Cancer Slayer and spent her life sharing incredible positivity in the world. She also demanded that women become their own advocate for their health especially by sharing the symptoms of ovarian cancer. To learn more about ovarian cancer check out https://www.colleensdream.org/. Brittany - this one is for you!

Nicole's Instagram handle is @nicky_atx and her business is @legacyrealestagrp.

She also mentioned our guest, Rachel, from episode 9 if you want to go back and listen to that episode. 

Join me on Episode 14 as I work through something I recently found to be a struggle for me. I have always viewed others happiness as a goal for me to seek for my own happiness. How they live their life, what they do, how they run their business, etc. This has lead to some not-so-great-moments for me, and days where I truly feel like I'm failing. After working with my therapist, I am now on this journey to seek my own happiness and mute the influence around me. This is hard. But I have ways I am working through it. In this episode, I explain how I am doing that, and why it is so important that we stop the comparison for our own happiness.

We all know what it is like to look fear in the face and tell it to get lost. But this choice is not always the easiest and sometimes fear can keep us from chasing our most important dreams and aspirations. Brittany Goff, owner and founder of Wheat & Honey Co and The Wheatful Woman Event, joins me as we open up and talk about choosing courage to make big changes in our life over choosing fear. There are days when our bank accounts tell us to stop, or we don't get the support we need from others. This fear of not making it, or not being successful can sometimes stop us in our tracks. Brittany shares how she has chosen to continue to grow and push herself in this season of her life where fear is so abundant. 

 

Check out Brittany's company: www.wheatandhoneyco.com

Wheatful Woman Event Tickets: https://wheatandhoneyco.com/products/wheatfulwomanevent

Episode 12 dives deep into conversation about women's health and sex with acupuncturist Allyson Schurtz. Allyson has a deep eastern background with a focus in women's health and together she and Abbie share their experiences and growth sexually. The conversation dissects sex taboo and how the generations have changed sexuality and how culture and society impacts each individual's sexual exploration. 

In this episode, Abbie Hillis does a full, raw, and deep recap directly following her therapy session with her therapist. This episode is real and dives deep into the work that Abbie and her therapist are working through. Abbie explores her process of setting boundaries in her life, which she has struggled to set in the past. She also chats about comprehending drinking and smoking as a coping mechanism. 

Please note this episode talks about PG-13 to Rated R content so please be cautious when listening. 

A great finding in Abbie's transition, was the importance to surround herself with positive people and people who support the energy around you. Insert Melissa Walker. She is someone who came into Abbie's life who had experienced very similar parallels in her life as Abbie had, and together they have learned how important it is to work in positive environments, and surround yourself with positive people.